Map of WN8 8HQ postcode

General information
Postcode WN8 8HQ
Post Town Wigan, Skelmersdale
Nearest station Rainford (4 km)
Bus stops
Co-op Bank (W)
Village Inn (E)
Village Inn (W)
Kingsbury School (W)
Kingsbury Sch (E)
Gladden Place (W)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 5 View
Known addresses
36 Whitburn, Skelmersdale
38 Whitburn, Skelmersdale
40 Whitburn, Skelmersdale
Main property type Terraced
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 53.548599
Longitude -2.801813
Easting 346971
Northing 406073
Grid reference SD469060
UTM reference 30U 513131 5933318
what3words country.insolvent.burn
Plus code 9C5VG5XX+C7
Altitude 69 metres (227 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:24
Sunset (today) 18:17
Distance away
Distance to sea 17.4 KMs (10.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWest Lancashire, unparished areaE43000101
Ward Old Skelmersdale E05014933
Local Authority District West Lancashire E07000127
County Electoral Division Skelmersdale West E58000820
Local Authority Lancashire E10000017
County Lancashire E10000017
Constituency (2024) West Lancashire E14001577
MPAshley DaltonLabour
Police forceLancashire
Water companyUnited Utilities
NUTS/ITL 3 Chorley and West Lancashire
NUTS/ITL 2 Lancashire
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 18
Households (2011) 5
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
3,376 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£34,600
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)SkelmersdaleE63008266
Census output area (2021)E00129535
Census output area (2011)E00129535
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Lancashire 011BE01025524
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Lancashire 011BE01025524
Middle layer super output area (2021)Skelmersdale WestE02005314
Middle layer super output area (2011)Skelmersdale WestE02005314
Travel to work areaLiverpoolE30000233
Property sales
Average property price in Wigan £181,830
Annual change 5.9%
View all properties sold in the WN postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
36 Whitburn, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Jan 2022£175,000
Terraced (freehold)Feb 2017£130,000
Terraced (freehold)Jan 2003£95,000
Terraced (freehold)Sep 2001£45,000
40 Whitburn, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)Sep 2014£109,000
Terraced (freehold)Jun 1996£30,250
38 Whitburn, SkelmersdaleTerraced (freehold)May 1999£42,500


View all properties sold in the WN8 8 sector

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